Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-31
VITICULTUR.L CONVENTION.
The San Francisco District Meeting TO be
Held Tomorrow.

The San Francisco District Meeting to be
Held Tomorrow.
An address has been issued, calling a
Convention of those interested in the wine
industry in the San Francisco Viticultural
District, by the Commissioner, Charles A.
Wetmore. Action is proposed on matters
of serious concern, which are fully set
forth in the call, as follows:
The San Francisco Viticultural District
is composed of the counties of San Fran
cisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara. Alameda,
Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito. The
law requires that Conventions, at least once
year, shall be called by the Commissioner
for each district, to be presided over by
said Commissioner.
In practice, however, it has been found
generally impractical TO hold so many in
dependent Conventions and our Commits
sion has therefore merged in one State Con-
vention and one District Convention the
main annual work of that kind Emer-
gencies, however, arise which require
prompt action, and such now occurring,
without awaiting the action of the Board,
follow the letter of the law and call a
Convention of those practically interested
in viticulture in this district, including not
only the vine-growers, but also the wine
makers and wine-dealers, to be held in the
parlors of the Occidental Hotel, on Tues
day, February LIST, at IL o'clock A. NJ, for
the special purpose of considering pending
State and national legislation affecting our
interests.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
members of the State Viticultural Commits
sion to cooperate in this Convention, and
to all vine growers, wine-makers and wine
dealers in their respective districts.
As the time is short no preparation will
be made for any exhibits, full opportunity
for which will be given at a later date
All interested in our industry are hereby
warned that a determined effort is being
made to prevent not only the passage of
national laws to suppress vile trade in
spurious compounds, but also to secure
laws of special advantage to adulterators.
Great opposition through interested par
ties and their dupes has been made to our
measures pending in Congress, and bill
has been introduced under their apparent
direction in our State Legislature, which is
undoubtedly intended to place oar entire
trade at the mercy of unprincipled adulter-
ators.
Two prominent attorneys of the State
have been either employed or beguiled into
advocacy of measure which they declare
it to be their intention to railroad through
the Legislature, which, if enacted into a
law, would be the most fatal blow yet
struck at our integrity and prosperity.
Under the bill proposed by them, without
counsel with the practical viticulturists of
the State, wholesale fraud and adulturation
under the protection of the seal of the
State of California can be practiced; not
only this, but the legitimate industry of
wine making may be seriously curtailed by
the act of our own State.
1t is impossible to give extended notice
of this Convention, owing to the urgency
of the occasion but l trust that, for the
credit of this district, such a prompt re-
Spouse will be given that future conspira-
cies of this kind may not be so readily at
tempted.
The practical and honest producers of
this State must decide whether they desire
their interests to remain at the mercy of
amateur and ignorant farmers and Politi-
cal adventures. or whether they will give
their confidence to those who have their
cause most at heart.